Name: CVE-2025-8088: Path Traversal: '.../...//'
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-8088, CWE-35, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Used with Ransomware, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.94509, CISA KEV

A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.4 (HIGH)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade clamav	Aug 13, 2026	Aug 8, 2025
Rarlab Winrar	—	Upgrade Rarlab WinRAR to version 7.13	Aug 11, 2025	Aug 11, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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